Alex Murdaugh’s murder case is back in active litigation, and the latest fight goes to the foundation of the prosecution itself. After the South Carolina Supreme Court vacated Murdaugh’s murder convictions and life sentence, his defense team has now asked the trial court to dismiss the indictments, arguing that a South Carolina Law Enforcement Division agent misled the grand jury…
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The Eleventh Circuit’s recently filed opinion in docket No. 26-13437 is now available, and it is the kind of appellate decision practitioners will want to review closely for both its immediate holding and its broader procedural implications. While the case details will drive the ultimate impact in any given practice area, the opinion is notable as a reminder of how…
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A new inter partes review proceeding, IPR2027-00035, was filed at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board on November 10, 2026, under the caption Teknor Apex Company. At this early stage, the docket signals the start of what could become a closely watched PTAB dispute, but key details—including the specific patent number, the identity of the opposing party…
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From : Blog Entry >> William’s Blog EntryPlease enjoy this blog post co-authored by William Grady, Director of Information Technology, Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford LLP and Sharon Scenna, Senior Solutions Management Director, Intapp. Law firms are under increasing pressure to provide clients with greater cost predictability while also protecting firm profitability. Alternative fee arrangements, or AFAs, can…
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“Legal doesn’t need to own every operational control, but it should play a clearly defined role in AI governance, with a seat at the table early enough to influence critical decisions rather than simply reviewing risks after deployment,” said Diligent’s Kira Ciccarelli
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Teknor Apex Company has filed a new inter partes review petition at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, opening IPR2027-00035 on November 10, 2026. At this stage, the publicly available docket information identifies the petitioner as Teknor Apex Company, but key details practitioners will want to monitor—including the specific patent number, the patent owner, and the asserted prior-art combinations—may emerge…
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Here’s another in my occasional series of posts where I have an AI tool write an unedited blog post from its own perspective analyzing a major failure to see what we humans might learn from it.How AI Thought It Earned Its Rigor Badge (and Failed the Test)An AI Assistant’s Account of Confabulation, Python Scripts, and the Illusion of the…
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The SEC’s fiscal 2026 enforcement report points to a familiar but still important trend: fewer overall actions, paired with a strong message that the agency remains focused on core securities-policing categories. In its November 10 announcement, the Commission highlighted major matters involving investment adviser fraud, issuer disclosure failures, and market misconduct, while underscoring that case volume continued to decline from…
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The SEC has issued its fiscal year 2026 enforcement results, offering a closely watched snapshot of where the agency is directing its resources and what kinds of conduct it views as worth pursuing. Although the announcement is not tied to a single headline lawsuit, it is significant for securities lawyers and compliance professionals because annual enforcement results often function as…
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A federal judge in Washington has denied Zillow’s request to reconsider an earlier ruling in a proposed antitrust class action, allowing key claims to continue against the real-estate platform. The suit alleges Zillow leveraged its position in online home search to pressure affiliated agents to steer homebuyers toward Zillow’s mortgage offerings, tying platform access and agent relationships to mortgage-referral practices.
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I was intrigued when I recently read about Reveal’s Onna platform that can now collect what employees put into and get out of Claude Enterprise. Come to find out, Onna already had done the same for ChatGPT and Gemini, and other e-discovery providers offer similar tools. These tools make it easier when it comes time for responding to discovery requests.
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